“withdrew” is a form of
withdraw
UK /wɪðˈdɹɔː/ · US /wɪðˈdɹɔ/ verb, noun
Forms withdraws withdrawing withdrew withdrawn withdrawest withdrewst withdraweth
- verb To draw or pull (something) away or back from its original position or situation.
- verb To remove (someone or (reflexive, archaic) oneself) from a position or situation; specifically (military), to remove (soldiers) from a battle or position where they are stationed.
- verb (archaic) To draw or pull (a bolt, curtain, veil, or other object) aside.
- verb To take away or take back (something previously given or permitted); to remove, to retract.
- verb To cause or help (someone) to stop taking an addictive drug or substance; to dry out.
- verb To take (one's eyes) off something; to look away.
- verb To disregard (something) as belonging to a certain group.
- verb To remove (a topic) from discussion or inquiry.
- noun An act of drawing back or removing; a removal, a withdrawal or withdrawing.
- noun (law) Synonym of withdraught (“a dismissal of a lawsuit with prejudice based on a plaintiff's withdrawal of the suit; a retraxit; also, a fine imposed on a plaintiff for such a dismissal”).
Synonyms
unsay abjure backpedal disavow disown eat one's words recall recant retract revoke swallow take back unspeak walk back withcall retire step out back out withdraught retreat pull away draw back recede pull back move back disengage call in call back seclude sequester
Antonyms
Etymology
From Middle English withdrawen, withdrauen (“to depart, leave, move away; (reflexive) to go away; (reflexive) to leave someone’s service; (often reflexive) to draw back or retreat (from a battlefield or dangerous place), withdraw; to abandon, desert; to go, go forth; to move; of the sea, water, etc.: to (cause to) ebb, recede, subside; to disappear; to slacken, wane; (often reflexive) to cease, stop; to desist, refrain; (reflexive) to go back on, recant; to avoid, eschew; to bring under control, contain, suppress; to curb, curtail; to delay, put off; to demur, refuse; to carry or take away, deprive of, remove; to contract, draw away or in, retract; to deny, refuse; to revoke; to withhold; to divert; to separate; to adopt, borrow, imitate”) [and other forms], from with- (prefix meaning ‘away; back’) + drawen, drauen (“to drag, pull, tow, tug, draw [and other senses]”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ- (“to drag, pull; to run”)); see further at with- and draw. The English word is analysable as with- + draw.
From Middle English withdrawe (“act of stopping a judicial proceeding”), from withdrawen, withdrauen (verb): see etymology 1.
Webster’s 1913
- verb To take back or away, as what has been bestowed or enjoyed; to draw back; to cause to move away or retire; as, to withdraw aid, favor, capital, or the like.
- verb To take back; to recall or retract; as, to withdraw false charges.
- verb To retire; to retreat; to quit a company or place; to go away; as, he withdrew from the company. "When the sea withdrew." King Horn.
Etymology [With against + draw.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “withdraw”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details